Broken Bones Don't Get in the Way of a Big Break Matt Shilcock lives to dance- and he will break his bones to prove it.
Shilcock,33,was born with osteogenesis imperfect(成骨不全癥).It is effectively inevitable that bones in his body will break.Shilcock was in a wheelchair as he grew up in Adelaide ,until the determined teenager(1)CCit when he turned 15.
He said,"I just felt like being in a wheelchair was stopping me from being able to participate in things,so if I don't take it to school,that's going to be the start of some kind of(2)AA. "
He admits the decision led to "complications"."I definitely lost(3)AA of how many bones I've broken," he said."If you experience something enough it becomes your norm."
Having a regular day job was never going to happen(4)DDdance occupied Shilcock's mind.
"I(5)CC took up dancing because it was just cheaper than physiotherapy.As I started to gain more confidence and competence moving my body,(6)BB injuries and coming back from injuries and learning my physical potential,just the(7)DD that came with that was really addictive," he said.
And so he began a career on the stage,with an 18-month acting course progressing to his first dance show in 2010 with the Restless Dance Company.He had gone from project to project for a decade before(8)BBthe big one,a mentorship(顧問)with the acclaimed Australian Dance Theatre(ADT)last year.
Shilcock has turned his hand to choreography(編舞).He said he has given himself permission both to(9)BB or be great ,when audiences judge his choreographic work.
It is the start of a gradual transition out of dancing that he admits will be(10)AAfor his body to take.
(1) | A.a(chǎn)ltered | B.a(chǎn)ccepted | C.a(chǎn)bandoned | D.a(chǎn)pproached |
(2) | A.change | B.ceremony | C.rule | D.routine |
(3) | A.count | B.control | C.sight | D.patience |
(4) | A.a(chǎn)lthough | B.unless | C.while | D.once |
(5) | A.a(chǎn)dditionally | B.consequently | C.initially | D.regularly |
(6) | A.a(chǎn)dding to | B.a(chǎn)dapting to | C.a(chǎn)ppealing to | D.a(chǎn)pplying to |
(7) | A.shock | B.interest | C.eagerness | D.excitement |
(8) | A.choosing | B.landing | C.offering | D.promoting |
(9) | A.beat | B.fail | C.return | D.a(chǎn)ttempt |
(10) | A.easier | B.funnier | C.quicker | D.smarter |
【考點】做人與做事.
【答案】C;A;A;D;C;B;D;B;B;A
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